Overview
The China Studies Program offers a multidisciplinary and historically grounded curriculum. The curriculum reflects China’s increasing international influence from its foreign policy and presence in international organizations to its importance in the world economy as well as the domestic political, economic and social changes associated with China’s recent development.
Employment Outcomes
SAIS graduates are in great demand by employers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Economics knowledge, analytical abilities, regional expertise, diplomatic skills, language proficiency and the capacity to apply theory to real-world problems give our students a distinct professional advantage.
Meet Our Faculty
View All Faculty Videos“Will the People’s Republic of China be able to sustain high-speed economic growth? Will it remain politically stable? Will its new ‘fifth generation’ leaders accelerate the pace of reform—particularly political change? And how will China’s success or failure affect its neighbors and the global system? These are the central challenges facing China itself and its relationship to the world today.”
David M. Lampton, --China Studies
The Curriculum
Courses in China Studies address topics relevant to Chinese international and domestic policy. China Studies students must take at least four courses on China at the Washington D.C., campus or complete them at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. Students must also fulfill the general requirements for the field of Asian Studies, that is, an additional two non-China Studies courses on Asia as a region or on other Asian countries.
Program Highlights
Students who have been admitted to SAIS in Washington, D.C., and are sufficiently advanced in the Chinese language are eligible for a five-semester M.A. and certificate program. Students who spend two semesters at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center graduate with a Certificate in Chinese and American Studies. After completing the certificate and three additional semesters at SAIS in Washington, they also graduate with an M.A. from SAIS.
Additional Opportunities
SAIS China Forum
The program hosts a monthly lecture series that brings leading experts on dimensions of China from academia, the business world and the policy community to speak at SAIS.
China Studies Brown Bag Luncheons
This event series provides opportunities for members of the China Studies Program and others in the SAIS community to explore current topics on China with experts in an informal setting.
Internships
Each year China Studies provides limited funding to help offset some of the costs students may incur in undertaking internships in Greater China during the summer.
Research Opportunities
China Studies offers an annual research seminar on various topics for which students complete research papers of publishable quality. Students may also have opportunities to serve as research assistants for academic books or other projects.
Study Tours
When funding is available, China Studies faculty may organize travel for limited numbers of students on topics involving Chinese domestic or foreign policy.
Events and Announcements
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Faculty
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David M. Lampton, Ph.D.
George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies, Director of the China Studies Program
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Pieter P. Bottelier, M.A.
Senior Adjunct Professor of China Studies
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Carla Freeman, Ph.D.
Associate Director of the China Studies Program, Associate Research Professor, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Institute
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Anne F. Thurston, Ph.D.
Director of the Grassroots China Initiative, Senior Research Professor of China Studies
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